How to tie the Chubby Chernobyl…
In getting ready for a summer of fishing and a probable shot at the Deschutes River, I have started tying up some of the patterns everyone tells me to have in my fly box. The Chubby Chernobyl is at the top of everyone’s list and a half dozen different colors have made their way into my stone/salmon fly box.
Material List:
– #8 Hook
– 6/0 Uni-thread
– Crystal Flash
– Dubbing
– Polypropylene Yarn
– 2mm Foam
– Super Glue
– Silly Legs
Thread wraps back to the curve of hte hook.
Tie in a little crystal flash.
I am a cheapskate and this method doubles the amount of material I can get out of one batch of crystal flash.
I like a buggy look on my flies so I heavily dub the thread.
2mm foam strip wrapped securely into place at the point of the hook.
Tie in polypropelene yarn.
Tie in legs and dub over wraps.
Dub thread, wrap forward and secure foam.
Tie in longer bit of polypropelene wing. (double long as back wing)
Add legs, dub over wraps, whip finish under foam behind the eye of the hook.
I tied up a couple different color variations and hope these do the trick on the Deschutes.
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Thanks for the last two step by steps Ben, I never really used foam before but after seeing the Mini Hopper in action I have been looking to use more. I love it because it’s really hard to sink. Also the way you explain and show it, its easy to use and create great flies.
Thanks again
Thanks Bruce. I love the foam stuff because it is so cheap to tie with and extremely durable. Glad I could help. I have some more that I am planning on putting up there too. Thanks again and stay tuned. Let me know how the minis work for you out there.
Ben
I’ve got my money on the orange and tan one! Yet another great tie! Good luck out there on the Deschutes!
My fingers are crossed. We’ll see here soon enough if my hard work pays off. Thanks for the well wishes.
Ben
Nice looking CC’s Ben, now we will just hope that the Salmon fly hatch doesn’t go off early this year. If it does those will be really nice hat decorations and we will be fishing yellow stones, caddis, and calibaeatus.
Boy, pressure is on to put you on fish based on the folks waiting for the results.
Home Skillet
No pressure. I have been having fun tying and getting ready. I really have to get after it now to get my boxes full. Looking forward to it. It will be a good time one way or the other.
Ben
Very nice tutorial, and I will tie some, even in purple.
You mention Super Glue in materials, then not again in instructions. I assume you use it between dubbing and foam to help stabilize the foam
Thanks Stewart. You are correct about the superglue. In ever spot where I tie in the foam, I usually add a drop of superglue just to secure everything in there. Let me know how they work for you.
Ben